Commodore’s Cup at Star Winter Series

The Commodore’s Cup, the second event in the Star Winter Series, was held December 7-8 in Miami, FL. While light winds on day one only allowed for one race, the wind strengthened to 14 knots on the final day to permit the 22-boat fleet to complete three more races. A UFD in Race 3 marred an otherwise stellar event for Scuttlebutt Sailing Club’s Andrew Macdonald/ Brad Nichol, dropping them to fourth while William Swigart/ Andriy Shafranyyk (above) claimed the win.

Series information – Event details – Results

Final Results (Top 10 of 22 teams; 4 races)
1. William Swigart / Andriy Shafranyyk , HKG – 1 -6 -10 -5 ; 22
2. Doug Smith / Brian O’Mahony , USA – 8 -4 -6 -4 ; 22
3. Jim Buckingham / Phil Toth , USA – 9 -3 -7 -7 ; 26
4. Andrew Macdonald / Brad Nichol , USA – 2 -1 -23 -2 ; 28
5. John Orneberg / Afonso Domingos , POR – 3 -11 -2 -12 ; 28
6. Nicolaus Pro / Dave Martin , USA – 14 -10 -1 -10 ; 35
7. Shane Zwingelberg / Drew Plominski , USA – 4 -17 -8 -9 ; 38
8. Danny Lawless / Brandon Flack , USA – 7 -8 -9 -15 ; 39
9. Augie Diaz / Arthur Lopes , USA – 11 -5 -23 -1 ; 40
10. Jock Kohlhas / David Caesar , USA – 12 -9 -13 -8 ; 42

2019-2020 Winter Series schedule
Nov. 9-10 – Schoonmaker Cup
Dec. 7-8 – Commodore’s Cup
Jan 9-10 – Walker Cup
Jan 9-12 – Star Midwinters

Scoring: Only the best three Winter Series weekend regattas will count toward the SWS Championship. The Star Winter Series Champion will be the skipper with the lowest total score to be calculated as follows: The sum of your overall place in the Star Midwinters multiplied by 2, plus your lowest three scores from the four SWS weekend regattas. Series Championship ties will be decided by your place in Midwinters.